Challenges related to transitioning from hospital to temporary care at a skilled nursing facility: a descriptive study
Lene Vestergaard Ravn-Nielsen,
Emma Bjørk,
Marianne Nielsen
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
With decreasing number of hospital beds, more citizens are discharged to temporary care at skilled nursing facilities, requiring increasingly complex care in a non-hospital setting. We mapped challenges related to the transition of citizens from hospital to temporary care at a skilled nursing facility in relation to medication management, responsibility of medical treatment, and communication.
Methods
Descriptive study of citizens discharged from O… Show more
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